TopicCoronavirus

Topic: Coronavirus

Coronavirus or Covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is a viral disease that turned into a pandemic in early 2020. The first known case was recorded in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Coronavirus has multiple variants such as Delta and Omicron, and its most common symptoms are fever, chills and sore throat.

Possibility of new Covid variants really high, Omicron won’t be the last strain, WHO warns

PTI - February 9, 2022

WHO's Covid technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove in a briefing Tuesday described the new variants as 'wild card' & said that the UN body is tracking the virus in real time as it mutates.

Covid pandemic — UK bus operators seek funds, S Korea considers voting options for Covid patients

Pia Krishnankutty - February 9, 2022

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

Fact-checking Covid-related social media posts isn’t working. There’s a better way

Faye Flam - February 9, 2022

On social media, users get cues that lead to mobbing and piling on, and fake accounts or automated 'bots' can give the illusion that vast crowds are impressed or outraged by a news.

How effective is omicron-specific vaccine — all you need to know about variant-targeted shots

Therese Raphael - February 9, 2022

The omicron variant poses a puzzle for vaccine makers with a new study raising doubts on whether such a variant-specific shot is worth it.

India registers 71,365 new Covid cases, 1,217 deaths in the last 24 hours

PTI - February 9, 2022

Active cases declined to 8,92,828, with a reduction of over 1 lakh cases in the caseload in a span of 24 hours. While the daily positivity rate was recorded at 4.54%, health ministry said.

Omicron dominant strain in India, over 5 lakh Covid deaths so far, Mandaviya tells Parliament

PTI - February 8, 2022

In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Mandaviya said the insurance claims worth Rs 808 crore have been paid under PMGKP scheme to kin of 1,616 health workers who died due to Covid.

Protection against severe Covid better maintained with vaccines, shows study in Lancet

PTI - February 8, 2022

Researchers noted that the protection against infection seems to be diminished by seven months after the second dose but at different speed depending on the type of vaccine used.

Student enrolment in non-pvt schools in Assam rises during pandemic

PTI - February 8, 2022

By Trideep Lahkar Guwahati, Feb 8 (PTI) The total number of students in all government, aided and non-private schools across Assam has increased by...

India logs 67,597 new Covid cases, 1,188 fatalities in last 24 hours

PTI - February 8, 2022

Daily positivity rate was recorded at 5.02 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stood at 8.30 per cent. Active cases have declined to 9,94,891, according to health ministry.

Covid-19: Emergency in Canada capital over truckers’ protest, South Korea hits 1 million cases

Tenzin Zompa - February 7, 2022

ThePrint brings you some important global stories on the coronavirus pandemic.

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